Dump car



B. E. CHEELY Feb. 4, 1930.

DUIP cum Original Filed June 30. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVEINTQ Beulah/E ATTORNEY.

B. E. CHEELY Feb. 4, 1930.

DUIP CAR 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I I INVENTOR. fiadazuL-T Ghee? ATTORNEY.

Original Filed June 30. 1928 I Patented Feb. 4, 1930 I.

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a ipiicatigiiiua Juneau} 1928, Serial no. 289,522? sefi'ewea'nember is, 1929.

i hasfor f' its.priniary [ohjeetfto pro'vid'e'ii'i a manner as hereinafter 'setforth, a, car particularly adapted for usein mines'5andwhich ma'yhe automatically unloaded at the point motion;

" further of*clisch'a1'ge withthe "earf fremaining in V r a tioned with'one' portion thereofiextending longitudinally of one of thefframe memlo'ersf 3 and with the other portionlth'ereof extend oh'j eet'ofthe invention is to pro- Ik Vide a dumpcar as aforesaidconstructed in a 5 =mannerwhereby thenormal capacity of a.

car'iofs'uch type is increased withoutinereasf' ing'the normal height thereof;

A furtherohject of the yi de dump" car as aforesaid, the body of which is formed witha pairof one-piecesections oneofwhich is tiltably mounted on one of the car axles to provide for the discharge Of a load: with the other section remainin Stationary; 1 v v I i e Other ob ects a101- a'dvanageswiir he a' para-listens the'cou'rsec fit f l g descripti V In'the' aeeompanying drawings in which:

, like numeralsxare employed to designate like zfi parts' throughout thjesa'me,

Figure I "s asidejeleyatldnfof a dump ear constructed in accordance with this in'yen-' tion, and showing the controlling apparatus therefor, 1 i v Figurei'2 is a longitudinal'sectionfofthe car', showing"tl1e same infunloadingposition; I V c j wallsll and15are respectively seated ionthe cross memherv l andthe side memhersB, Each 1 ofxthe side walls 15is formed with a relatively 1 c '"short-"'yertical portion 16 whieh lies flat against the inner face of oneof the side frame.

Figure 13 is an end; eley'ati'onof' the ear, T

- Figure '4' asectioirtaken on line"4-4 of 1 ame Figure 5 is a fragmentary bottom plan thecar, or I, ,t Flg'ure 6 1s a detailperspeetiye 'vlew'tf i Y J sliding latch memher'carriedthereby.

lnthe" drawings wherein for'the purpose of illustration is shown an embodimentof my 1 invention; the numerall designates generally thebo'dyfportion ofmy i'm r'oved carfand 2 designates generally the thereof. l The fl frame j2c'onsists'ofa pair of side members?) .45 "a front cross member 4', and a, rear'cross mem ber 5'i F The members 3, 4 and 5 are of Channel f construction and disposedwiththechannels 2- thereof positioned outwardly. ,j TheT inner L yehtion is to pro-f This invention'relates toa dump car and f' and the several fram'e'members are secured together by means of a right angular strap 6 I positioned at 'ea'chcor'ner of'the' frames. The

ness as the depth of the channelsinjthe frame members and each of'theustraps 6 isposi ing longitudinally of one of the cross mem bers 4L and 5. J The straps tiare'disposed along;

and 8 respectively, which are disposed trans? the:outer"faees of the frame members'and'i lie-within the chann'elsof said members. y

, Carried by thejframeflisa pairof axles? versely of the car between-the transverse] ably mounted on each of theaxles' is a pair I median 'and' the ends thereof and extend through the side memhe'rs3,saidflaxlesfh'eing 7 v fixedly 'secured'to said'side members. vRotatof "fiangedwheelsg of the usual type, by" f means of which the car maybe mounted'o'n a track 10. A coupling memher'll isseeur ed tofleachj'of thcross memberslandfi hy means together."y y Tle body portion l'of'thecariconsistsof an ofwhichtwojor'more cars'may-he connected l tendfforthe' entire'l'ength of the car. The

members 3. 3 Adjaent the upper surfacefoffl the frameflmembersfi, the side walls 15 are f form the 'porti0'1is ';18, and terminate at their" i the wheels 9. 'Theportions l z p thefpqrtionsf 18" and are securedtheretoeand the lower portions' of which extend veramu v and"lie fiat against the o ter" 'facesffof the "up'perffxfieniities in relatively short, verti .fcally'extendiiigportions 19. The portions '19; project outwardly from the vertical 'plane off by aipluralityof braces 20, the upper portions i of whichlie flat against the outer surfaces of. I

V entire width thereof.

cured to the lower face of the bottom and is formed with a central portion of substanframe members 3. In the embodiment shown, there are three brace members 20 for each of the side walls 15, one of which is disposed adjacent each end of said side wall and one centrally thereof. The braces which are disposed adjacent the ends of the side walls 15 are secured to the side members 3 of the frame by means of suitable bolts 21, each of which extends through one of the braces 20, straps 6 and frame members 3.

A block 22 is provided in the channel of the frame member 3 at its point of connection with the centrally disposed brace 20. A suitable bolt 23 extends through the centrally disposed brace 20, block 22, and frame 3, for securing said brace in position.

The inner section 13 of the body portion consists of a rearward end wall 24, a pair of side walls 25, and a bottom having a flat portion 26 and a curved portion 27. At the point of merger between the portions 26 and 27, the

bottom is tiltably mounted on the axle 8, by means of a bracket-28 which extends transversely of the bottom for substantially the The bracket 28 is setially semi-circular shape in cross section, through whlch central portion the axle 8 loosely extends.- The side walls of the inner section 13 are disposed at their outer faces against the inner faces of the side walls 15 ofthe outer section 12 and are formed with portions corresponding to the portions 16, 17 18 and 19 of the walls 15. The forward ends 29 of the side walls 25 incline upwardly and rearwardly, and the lower portions of said forward ends 29 terminate adjacent the point of merger between the flat portion 26 and curved portion 27 of the bottom. At the lower extremities of the ends 29, the side walls 25 are formed with extensions 30, which are formed wit h the samecu rvature as the curved portions 27 of the bot-tom and provide upstanding flanges for said curved portions.

The inner section 13 provides a closure for.

the open bottom and open rearward end of the outer section 12. I

Secured at the upper edge of the end wall 24 is a cross bar 31, the ends of which project laterally beyond the side edges of the end' walls 24, and the purpose of which will be hereinafter disclosed. The cross bar 31 1s secured in position by suitable clamps 32.

Secured to the lower face of the cross mem-' bers 4 is a uide 33, which projects rearwardly beyond the rear face of said cross member. The extending portion is U-shaped in crosssection to provide a guide-way for a sliding latch member indicated generally at 35. Centrally thereof, the extended portion of the guide 33 is formed with a notch 36. The latch member 35 consists of a flat central portion 37' and terminal portions 38 and 39 respectively, which are circular in cross secmember 35 is formed with a notch 41 corresponding to the notch 36 in the extended portion of the guide 33. When the latch member 35 is disposed with the lug 40 in abutment with the outerface' of the frame member 3, the notches 41 and 36 are out of registry. A tongue 42projects forwardly from the forward end of the curved portion 27 of the bottom, and is adapted to pass through the notch 36 when the inner section 13 is tilted to closed position. v

Pivoted to the outer face of the forward wall 14 is a lever 43, which is formed with an angularly extending arm 44, provided with a longitudinally extending slot 45. The arm 44 secured to the lug 40 by means of a suitable bolt 46 which extends through the slot I and through a bore 47 in the lug 40. When the lever 43 is moved to its downward limit, the bolt 46 is disposedat the upper end of the slot 45, and when the lever 43 is moved upwardly, the walls of the slot 45 are moved along the bolt 46 to exert an outward pressure on the lug 40, thereby. sliding the'latch meinber 35 and bringing the notch 41 into registry with'th'e notch'36r With the latch member 35 in this'position, the tongue 42 may be passed upwardly through both notches 41 and 36. When the lever 43 is actuateddownwardly, the latch member. 35 isactuated to supported ,on the upper face of the centralportion 37- of the latch member 35. With the sections 12 and 13 in closed position, the

forward end of the curved portion 27 of the bottom projects forwardly beyond arearwardly,angularly o fiset portion 48 formed on the lower end of the forward wall 14. With the sections 12 and 13 in closed position, the lowermost extremity of the curved bottom portion 27 is disposed beneath the horizontal plane of the lower edges of the frame members 3, the space between such bottom portion and the frame 3 being closed by the flanges 30.

Suitably disposed at one side of the track 10 is a relatively shortstandard 49, which consists of a pair of upright members 50 and 51 respectively, connected at their upper ends by means of an inclinedmember 52. Spaced from the standard 49 is a relatively high standard 53, which consists of a pair of spaced upright members'54, respectively merging into a pair of converging, mclmedmembers 55, and a horizontal member 56 connecting the wall and a pair of side walls for said car, said inner section providing an end wall and a bottom for said car and being mounted for bodily tiltable movement on one of said axles, said bottom extending beneath the other of said axles and provided with a tongue pro-, jecting from the forward end thereof, and means carried by said frame and coacting with said tongue for latching said inner sec- "being mounted for bodily tiltable movement,

means for latching said inner section against tilting movement, and means for actuating said latching means to permit tilting movement to said inner section, said latching means including a tongue formed on said bottom, and a slidab le latch member carried by said frame and formed with a notch for the reception therethrough of said tongue.

8. In combination, a dump car comprising a frame, a body portion formed with an outer andan inner section, said inner section providing an end and bottom for said car and being mounted for bodily tiltable movement, means for latching said inner section against tilting movement, and means for actuating said latching means to permit tilting movement to said inner section, said latching means including a tongue formed on said bottom, and a slidable latch member carried'by said frame and formed with a notch for the reception therethrough of said tongue, said latching means including a slidable member for supporting said bottom, said actuating means including a lever carried by the car and projecting therefrom for moving said slidable member. i

9. A dump car comprising a frame, an outer section fixedly mounted thereon, an inner section tiltably mounted thereon, and means for latching said inner section against 7 tilting movement, said means including a latch member formed with a notch and mounted for sliding movement transversely of the frame, one end of said latch member projecting from the frame and formed with 2. lug, a lever pivoted to the car and having an angiilarly disposed arm formed with a longitudinally extending slot, means extending through said slot for loosely securing said arm to said lug, and a tongue carried by said tiltable'section v for engagement with said latch member.

10. A dump car comprising a frame, a pair of spaced axles extending transversely there through and positioned between the transverse median of the frame and one end thereof, abody portion carried by the frame and including a stationary outer section formed with an open end and bottom, said body portion further including a tiltable inner section providing a closure means for said open end and bottom, said tiltable section being substantially of the same length as the stationary section, said bottom closing means being pivotally mounted on one of said axles and having a curved portion disposed be: neath the other of said axles.

11. A dump car comprisinga frame, a pair of spaced axles extending transversely therethrough and positioned between the transverse median of theframe and one end there-' of, a body portion carried by the frame and including a stationary'outer sect-ion formed with an open end and bottom, said body por- 7 hereto.

BEULAN E. CHEELY'. 

